Hi there, I'm in the market for a left handed Westone, any model. I have a Concord II-T and I love it to bits, which is why I dont want to screw around with swapping the nut over and re-stringing it.If anyone has an unloved lefty or a righty I could swap over as I can't afford a mint one (just got outbid for an ubercheap Thunder on ebay *sadface)

PhilMug wrote:Hi there, I'm in the market for a left handed Westone, any model. I have a Concord II-T and I love it to bits, which is why I dont want to screw around with swapping the nut over and re-stringing it.If anyone has an unloved lefty or a righty I could swap over as I can't afford a mint one (just got outbid for an ubercheap Thunder on ebay *sadface)

Thanks for any help you can give me.

It may sound scary to take the nut off and flip it - it really is not a big deal. Take the strings off, put some tape on the ends of your pliers and pull it off gently. Scrape away the old glue, use some decent wood glue (I'm not super experienced, but works for me) not a lot, just enough to cover the surface, clamp it down for the night and you are done. Cheap & you are all set in 1 day eh

Almost synchronicity but I was down in the Cities tonight at my luthier and a guy walked in looking for an estimate on a refret. When my luth asked what type of guit he said Westone Spectrum MX and quickly added "I'm sure you've never heard of one." The two of us busted out laughing and my wife proceeded to nearly 1.) choked on then 2.) spit out her gum.

My luth assured him he knew all about Westones and could handle it. Then the guy asked if the guitar was worth a refret. When luth looked at me awaiting a reply the guy asked me if I owned the place. Between us we talked him into a fret dress instead as he didn't describe anything needing a refret.

The very best of luck to you with your quest. You have chosen wisely, grasshopper...

The Thunder is a very worthy guitar to hunt down and for £100 you are setting a strenuous challenge for yourself. I'm not saying it cannot be done but that would be something of a hellacious bargain to get one for that little.

From what I have read as far as testimonials from owners easily twice that amount is what one should be worth as a starting price.

There's a LH thunder 1A currently on uk ebay, located in Stockton. Just listed as Left handed electric guitar so you need to search including description. £120 with no bids currently. Reasonable price for one that looks to be in pretty good shape.